Digital broadcast receiver for a digital broadcasting system

Abstract

To provide a device capable of determining a delivery destination of an event automatically without requiring choosing operation of an operator. An event entered through an event input means 4 is given to a delivery destination determining means 6 which in turn determines to which of applications AP 1 , AP 2 , . . . , APn the given event is to be delivered according to the contents of the event and according to delivery destination determining information stored in a delivery destination determining information storing section, and delivers accordingly. Therefore, the event is delivered to an appropriate application even if the operator does not choose an addressed application.

1. A digital broadcast receiver that sends an event corresponding to an input from a user to an application, comprising:
 a receiver that receives video data, audio data, and the application transmitted by a digital broadcast; 
 a decoder that decodes the video data, the audio data and the application received by the receiver; 
 a processor that executes the application received by the receiver; 
 an input section that receives the input from the user; and 
 an event controlling program that sends the event corresponding to the user input to the executing application; 
 wherein the executing application registers receivable event information which identifies an event that can be received by the executing application in the digital broadcast receiver, 
 the event controlling program sends the event corresponding to the user input to the executing application when the receivable event information identifies that the event corresponding to the user input can be received by the executing application, 
 the event controlling program is updated by a memory card medium, that stores updating data, that is interfaced to the digital broadcast receiver. 
 
   
   
     2. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a demultiplexer that demultiplexes the video data, the audio data, and the application which have been multiplexed in the transmitted digital broadcast, wherein the receiver receives the video data, the audio data, and the application multiplexed in the transmitted digital broadcast, the decoder decodes the video data, the audio data and the application demultiplexed by the demultiplexer, and the processor executes the demultiplexed application. 
 
   
   
     3. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 1 , wherein the executing application alters the receivable event information based on a running status of the application. 
   
   
     4. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 1 , wherein the input section comprises a key, the event corresponding to the user input being an event corresponding to an actuation of the key by the user. 
   
   
     5. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 1 , wherein the input section comprises a mouse, the event corresponding to the user input being an event corresponding to a click on the mouse by the user. 
   
   
     6. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 1 , wherein the input section comprises a mouse, the event corresponding to the user input being an event corresponding to a movement of the mouse by the user. 
   
   
     7. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 1 , wherein the memory card medium comprises an IC card medium. 
   
   
     8. A program stored on a storage medium that executes instructions for controlling a digital broadcast receiver, comprising:
 decoding video data, audio data and an application received by a transmitted digital broadcast; 
 executing the received application; 
 receiving an input from a user; and 
 instructing an event controlling program to send an event corresponding to the user input to the executing application; 
 wherein the executing application registers receivable event information which identifies an event that can be received by the executing application in the digital broadcast receiver, 
 the event controlling program sends the event corresponding to the user input to the executing application when the receivable event information identifies that the event corresponding to the user input can be received by the executing application, 
 the event controlling program is updated by a memory card medium, that stores updating data, that is interfaced to the digital broadcast receiver. 
 
   
   
     9. The program stored on a storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the memory card medium comprises an IC card medium that stores the updating data. 
   
   
     10. A digital broadcast receiver that receives an application and at least one of video data and audio data, in which the digital broadcast receiver sends an event corresponding to an input from a user to the application, comprising:
 a receiver that receives the application transmitted by a digital broadcast; 
 a decoder that decodes the application received by the receiver; 
 a processor that executes the decoded application; 
 an input section that receives the user input; and 
 an event controlling program that sends the event corresponding to the user input to the executing application when receivable event information identifies that the event corresponding to the user input can be received by the executing application, the event controlling program being updated by a memory card medium, that stores updating data, interfaced to the digital broadcast receiver. 
 
   
   
     11. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 10 , wherein the executing application alters the receivable event information based on a running status of the application. 
   
   
     12. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 10 , wherein the input section comprises a key, the event corresponding to the user input being an event corresponding to an actuation of the key by the user. 
   
   
     13. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 10 , wherein the input section comprises a mouse, the event corresponding to the user input being an event corresponding to a click on the mouse by the user. 
   
   
     14. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 10 , wherein the input section comprises a mouse, the event corresponding to the user input being an event corresponding to a movement of the mouse by the user. 
   
   
     15. The digital broadcast receiver of  claim 10 , wherein the memory card medium comprises an IC card medium.